February 13th, 1902

Born on February 13th, 1902

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 44,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 365 days, exactly on April 28th, 2025, people who were born on February 13th, 1902 will be 45,000 days old!

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What happened on February 13th?

February 13th, 2017

Kim Jong-nam, the half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, was assassinated using VX nerve agent in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

February 13th, 2012

The first Vega rocket was launched by the European Space Agency from the Guiana Space Centre.

February 13th, 1991

Gulf War: The United States Air Force dropped two laser-guided "smart bombs" on an air-raid shelter in Baghdad, Iraq, which was believed to be a military command site, killing at least 408 civilians.

February 13th, 1970

The English rock band Black Sabbath released their debut album, which is generally accepted as the first heavy metal album.

February 13th, 1961

Geode prospectors near Olancha, California, discovered what they claimed to be a 500,000-year-old rock with a 1920s-era spark plug encased within (pictured).

February 13th, 1960

African-American college students staged the first of the Nashville sit-ins at three lunch counters in Nashville, Tennessee, as part of a nonviolent direct-action campaign to end racial segregation in the U.S.

February 13th, 1945

World War II: The Allies began a strategic bombing of Dresden, Germany, creating a lethal firestorm that killed tens of thousands of civilians.

February 13th, 1867

Work began on the covering of the Senne (pictured), burying the polluted main river of Brussels to allow for urban renewal in the centre of the city.

February 13th, 1692

Members of Clan MacDonald of Glencoe in the Scottish Highlands were massacred, allegedly for failing to pledge allegiance to the new monarchs, William III and Mary II.

February 13th, 1689

Glorious Revolution: The English Parliament passed the Declaration of Right, proclaiming Mary Stuart and her husband William of Orange as co-rulers of England, Scotland and Ireland.

February 13th, 1660

The four-year-old Charles XI became King of Sweden upon his father's death.

February 13th, 1891

Frances Coles was killed in the last of eleven unsolved murders of women that took place in or near the impoverished Whitechapel district in the East End of London.

February 13th, 1258

Siege of Baghdad: Hulegu Khan, a prince of the Mongol Empire, orders his army to sack and plunder the city of Baghdad, which they had just captured.

February 13th, 2021

A major winter storm causes blackouts and kills at least 82 people in Texas and northern Mexico.

February 13th, 2017

Kim Jong-nam, brother of North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un, is assassinated at Kuala Lumpur International Airport.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on February 13th

Born on February 13th, 1902

76

Harold Lasswell

American political scientist (1902-1978)

*February 13th, 1902, Donnellson †December 18th, 1978, Manhattan

52

Waldemar Gurian

American political scientist (1902-1954)

*February 13th, 1902, Saint Petersburg †May 26th, 1954, South Haven

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Who's birthday is on February 13th?

82

Sigmund Jähn

East German cosmonaut

*February 13th, 1937, Morgenröthe-Rautenkranz †September 21st, 2019, Strausberg

68

Peter Hook

English musician

*February 13th, 1956, Salford

86

Georges Simenon

Belgian writer (1903–1986

*February 13th, 1903, Liège †September 4th, 1989, Lausanne

79

William Shockley

American physicist and inventor

*February 13th, 1910, London †August 12th, 1989, Stanford

28

Muhammad Rian Ardianto

Badminton player

*February 13th, 1996, Bantul

59

Sven Demandt

German footballer

*February 13th, 1965, Cologne

93

Margaretta Scott

British actor (1912-2005)

*February 13th, 1912, London †April 15th, 2005, London

84

Eleanor Farjeon

English children's writer

*February 13th, 1881, London †June 5th, 1965, Hampstead

80

Stockard Channing

American actress (born 1944)

*February 13th, 1944, New York City

85

Beate Klarsfeld

French journalist, Nazi hunter, and historian

*February 13th, 1939, Berlin

58

Susan Oliver

American actress, author, aviator (1932-1990)

*February 13th, 1932, New York City †May 10th, 1990, Woodland Hills

72

Hans-Joachim Fuchtel

German politician

*February 13th, 1952, Sulz am Neckar

79

Friedrich Christian Delius

German writer

*February 13th, 1943, Rome †May 30th, 2022, Berlin

64

Pierluigi Collina

Italian international football referee

*February 13th, 1960, Bologna

77

Carol Lynley

American actress (1942–2019)

*February 13th, 1942, Manhattan †September 3rd, 2019, Pacific Palisades

30

Memphis Depay

Dutch association football player

*February 13th, 1994, Moordrecht

50

Grant Wood

American painter (1891–1942)

*February 13th, 1891, Anamosa †February 12th, 1942, Chicago

91

Paul Biya

Cameroonian politician

*February 13th, 1933, Mvomeka'a

74

Peter Gabriel

British musician, composer and songwriter (born 1950)

*February 13th, 1950, Chobham

35

Julian Schieber

German football player

*February 13th, 1989, Backnang

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39

Harald Lie

Norwegian composer

*November 21st, 1902, Oslo †May 23rd, 1942, Oslo

101

Denise Colomb

French photographer

*April 1st, 1902, 10th arrondissement of Paris †January 1st, 2004, Paris

101

Leni Riefenstahl

German film director, photographer, actress and Nazi propagandist (1902–2003)

*August 22nd, 1902, Berlin †September 8th, 2003, Pöcking

82

Paul Dirac

British theoretical physicist (1902–1984)

*August 8th, 1902, Bristol †October 20th, 1984, Tallahassee

66

John Steinbeck

American writer

*February 27th, 1902, Salinas †December 20th, 1968, Harlem

66

Thelma Ritter

American actress and vaudevillian (1902-1969)

*February 14th, 1902, Brooklyn †February 5th, 1969, New York City

80

Ralph Richardson

British actor (1902–1983)

*December 19th, 1902, Cheltenham †October 10th, 1983, London

74

Carlo Gambino

American mobster

*August 24th, 1902, Palermo †October 15th, 1976, Massapequa

72

Jan Tschichold

Graphic designer (1902–1974)

*April 2nd, 1902, Leipzig †August 11th, 1974, Locarno

92

Karl Popper

Austrian-British philosopher of science and social and political philosopher noted for falsificationism and for criticism of Plato, Hegel and Marx as totalitarian opponents of open society (1902-1994)

*July 28th, 1902, Vienna †September 17th, 1994, Kenley

90

Barbara McClintock

American scientist and cytogeneticist

*June 16th, 1902, Hartford †September 2nd, 1992, Huntington

72

Charles Lindbergh

American aviator, author, inventor, explorer, and social activist

*February 4th, 1902, Detroit †August 26th, 1974, Kipahulu

85

Shen Congwen

Chinese writer（1902-1988）

*December 28th, 1902, Fenghuang County †May 10th, 1988, Beijing

85

Josef Grohé

Gauleiter of Cologne (1902-1987)

*November 6th, 1902, Gemünden †December 27th, 1987, Brück

68

Max Abegglen

Swiss footballer (1902-1970)

*April 11th, 1902, Neuchâtel †August 25th, 1970, Zermatt

77

Paul Nevermann

German politician (1902-1979)

*February 5th, 1902, Klein Flottbek †March 22nd, 1979, Puerto de la Cruz

95

Halldór Laxness

Icelandic author (1902-1998)

*April 23rd, 1902, Reykjavík †February 8th, 1998, Mosfellsbær

65

Langston Hughes

American writer and social activist

*February 1st, 1902, Joplin †May 22nd, 1967, New York City

86

Georgy Malenkov

Soviet politician (1901–1988)

*January 8th, 1902, Orenburg †January 14th, 1988, Moscow

81

Alfred Kastler

French physicist

*May 3rd, 1902, Guebwiller †January 7th, 1984, Bandol

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1902 is a normal year and no leap year.

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